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-wyrde

(suffix)
Grammar
-wyrde, n.
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Add: v. fore-wyrde, fracoþ-wyrde

weorold-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sprǽc, e; f.
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Worldly speech, conversation on worldly matters Ne forlǽte preóst his godcundnysse, ne ne tó woruld-sprǽcum, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2. Gé lufiaþ woruldsprǽca, 34; Th. ii. 356, 20.

fódnóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fódnóþ, es; m?

Foodnourishmentălĭmentum

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Food, nourishment; ălĭmentum, Som. Ben. Lye

híw-fæger

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-fæger, adj.
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Fair of form, Verc. Först. 166

Linked entry: fæger

geafle

a fork

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Dele, and see geafel a fork

horsc

(adj.)
Grammar
horsc, adj.
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Foul, dirty On horscum wyllan (cf. in fúle wyllan, 367, 18: contrast, tó þám fægran wille, C. D. B. iii. 352, 14), C. D. iii. 456, 16. v. horh, horu, horsc-lic, foul

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

fóddur-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
fóddur-wéla, an; m.

Abundance of foodcĭbi cōpia

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Abundance of food; cĭbi cōpia Fere fóddurwélan folcscipe dreógeþ [a ship] performs the bringing [i. e. a ship brings, Grn.] abundance of food to people, Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 12; Rä. 33, 10

ǽt

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ǽt, es; m: ǽt, e; f. [æt p. of etan to eat] .

foodcibusescaeatingesusmanducatio

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food; cibus, esca Ǽtes on wénan in hope of food, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 9; Exod. 165. He us ǽt giefeþ he gives us food, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604.

Eádmund

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmund, <b>, es;</b> m. [eád happy, mund protection] .

Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year

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Edmund was king of Wessex for six years and a half, from A. D. 940-946 Hér, A.

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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Homl. 103, 12. (1 a) to wish something to or for a person :-- Ða apostolas hǽlo eów wýscaþ, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 13. Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé ǽnegum men ðæs wýscte oððe wilnode non optantis animo, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11.

Linked entry: wíscan

bétan

put rightto mendrepairrestorecureto correctto amendmake amendsreparation for

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Yldende tó bétanne heora synna and mán differentes emendare scelera, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 626, 15. to make good, make amends, reparation for, atone for Þá þe yfel dóð and þæt ne bétað qui nequiter agunt, Ps. Th. 36, 9.

fild

(n.)
Grammar
fild, es; m.

a foldplaitwrinklefold

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a fold, plait, wrinkle On fyld in rugam, An. Ox. 34, 1. Fyldas uolumina, i. reuolutiones, 3746. fold (multiplicative) Gé dóþ hine sunu helles twǽm fældum (duplo) máre þonne eów, Mt. R. 23, 14

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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Hí ongunnon for his hreddinge God biddan, Hml. Th. i. 534, 27. to pray to (withprep. ):-- pú tó omnes sanctos bidde, ꝥ hí þé þingian, Dóm. L. 36, 23. (v. also IV) to ask for something, with gen. (v. II a.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
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Óðer twega, ðara, or without these forms, one of two alternatives :-- For ðam óðer twega, oððe hié nǽfre tó nánum men ne becumaþ, oððe hié nǽfre fæstlíce ne þurhwuniaþ, Bt. II, l; Fox 30, 26.

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Hwéne ǽr scarcely before, just before, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 25. Swýðe ǽr very early; valde mane, Mk. Bos. 16, 2: 1, 35. Tó ǽr too soon, Exon. 45a; Th. 152, 30; Gú. 816. Hwonne ǽr how soon? when? quando? Ps. Th. 40, 5. Ǽrost first, Gen. 19, 33.

ge-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gangan, -gongan; pp. -gangen, -gongen.

to gohappentake placebefalto fall to one's shareto come inireevenireaccidereto exerciseeffectaccomplishexercereperficereefficereto go against with hostile intentionto pass overovercomesubdueconquerobtainacquireaggreditransgredisuperaresubigereoblinereadipiscipossidere

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Fox 1, 24; Met. 1, 12. Ic mid elne sceal gold gegangan I shall with valour obtain the gold, Beo. Th. 5065; B. 2036 : 6162; B. 3085 : Ps. Th. 78, 12

Linked entry: ge-gongan

þurh-faran

(v.)

to go through or overto traversepertransireTo passto piercepass throughto pass beyondtranscendto penetrate

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104, 17. to pass beyond, transcend Hefonas hé ðurhfór ( transcendit ), Past. 16; Swt. 99, 23. to penetrate Sió stefn ðæs láriówes ðurhfærþ ða heortats ðæs gehírendes illa vox auditorum cor penetrat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 9: 21; Swt. 155, 11: Bt. 13; Fox

Linked entry: þurh-féran

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Ða woruldgesǽlþa hú hié simle tó ðám gódum ne ðeódaþ ne ða yfelan góde ne gedóð ðe hié hié oftost tó geðeódaþ fortuna nec se bonis semper adjungit, et bonos, quibus fuerit adjuncta, non efficit, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 33.

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

waroþ

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ, (-uþ, -aþ, -eþ), wearoþ, weroþ, warþ, es; m.
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Weroþ, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 13. Ðǽr ( at the Red Sea ) wǽron ða wareðas dríge, Ps. Th. 105, 9. Ofer waroða geweorp, Andr. Kmbl. 611 ; An. 306. Wereþum, Lchdm. i. 390, II. Sǽwong tredan, wíde waroðas, Beo. Th. 3934; B. 1965

Linked entry: wearoþ